Cairngorms National Park and Monadhliath. Also includes the Ben Alder area hills between Loch Ericht and Loch Laggan.
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Wednesday 23rd September 2020
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Tuesday 22nd September 2020 at
4:20 PM
In Scotland, many places dry, but a few showers moving around slowly, of snow on higher summits. Chilly, but winds light. A complex front drifts east across England & Wales - rain may well largely clear, but risk of showers following, may cluster together.
Chilly, mostly light winds. Isolated hail showers.
Direction varied, rarely more than 10-15mph, sometimes little wind. May be northwesterly 20mph for a few hours around dawn.
Mostly small.
Risk a few showers, hail/snow tops
Much of the day likely dry, but expect a scattering of showers to form and drift around slowly, with snow flurries falling to around 800m, and hail to lower slopes.
Breaks to higher tops
Patches of cloud above 800-1000m in morning, but breaks forming to many higher slopes through middle of day. Locally around showers, patches will form below 700m.
60%
Patchwork of sun, the cloud occasionally filling in, particularly afternoon. Visibility mostly excellent, reduced only briefly by local showers.
2 or 3C
Around 1200m, but also slight frost some glens and corries at dawn.
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Thursday 24th September 2020
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Tuesday 22nd September 2020 at
4:20 PM
Mostly east or northeasterly, 10-15mph. Small risk up to 25mph for a time.
Likely small, but a distinct chill where exposed on higher terrain.
Mostly dry
Much of the day may well remain dry with just well scattered showers of hail, or sometimes snow on the Munros. May locally cluster together for a few hours, coming in from the northeast.
Mostly very little
Patches mostly confined to higher slopes. Many tops often free of cloud. If showers occurs locally, cloud base may drop for a time, mainly east/northern Cairngorms NP.
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Sunshine and well broken cloud, may be obscured at times by high cloud. Visibility excellent.
2 or 3C.
1200m or just above.
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Friday 25th September 2020
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Tuesday 22nd September 2020 at
4:20 PM
North to northwesterly, 25 to 35mph, risk 50mph for a time Cairngorm plateau.
Frequent buffeting on higher terrain, sometimes arduous conditions; significant wind chill.
Showers, hail or snow on tops
A few showers spreading from the north, with hail, or snow on the Munros, later falling to around 700m. May become frequent for a few hours northern Cairngorms and Monadhliath.
Most persistent northern tops
Cloud bases changing in and out of showers. Sometimes persistent on northern Cairngorms above 800-1000m, and patches below 600m in showers. Fleeting breaks at least to higher tops, most common around Glen Garry.
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Bursts of sunshine away from showers. The air quite clear, but visibility suddenly very poor during precipitation.
1 or 2C, but may drop below 0C from north toward evening.
1000 to 1100m, but may drop to 900m northern Cairngorms later in day.
Generally chilly into the weekend with higher mountains near or just below freezing point, and overnight frost in many valleys, notable early-season low temperatures Highland glens. A complex low pivots eastwards on Thursday - rain focused across England, Wales & southern Scotland. Strong northerly winds follow on Friday with scattered hail showers, snow on the Munros. Pressure builds by Saturday leading to largely dry conditions and very clear air. Early next week, westerly winds are expected to return, with rain at times, low cloud and varied temperatures.